71pc of employed youth have side hustles, survey shows

Agribusiness ranked second among top employment sectors for youth sampled (14 percent) followed by 14 percent employed in the sale of goods and services and 12 percent in hotel and tourism.

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Seven in 10 employed young Kenyans have side hustles to supplement their income, underlining the quest for survival in a tough economy.

A new Geopoll survey on the perceptions of youth on employment and entrepreneurship, found that 71 percent of the respondents engaged in some entrepreneurial activity to supplement their salaries.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.